| Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge. |
| So a culture based on abstract reasoning, or on various metaphysical precepts, may itself be simply a product of evolutionary change. |
| One of the first precepts of any civilised society is respect for law and order. |
| Candidates were to demonstrate in their lives the precepts of the Golden Rule. |
| Many religions discourage skepticism or critical examination of cherished precepts. |
| The rapidity with which the Indian government has abandoned its previous foreign policy precepts underlines the fact that there is no going back. |
